Yacob I of Semien

Yacob I of Semien (778-831) was the Duke of Semien from 817 to 831, succeeding Gideon I of Semien and preceding Gideon II of Semien.

Biography
Yacob I of Semien was born in 778 to the Ethiopian Jewish House of Gideon, and was the son of Gideon I of Simeon. Yacob succeeded his father as Duke of Semien in 817 upon his death, and he reigned for only fourteen years before he died. His son Gideon II of Semien succeeded him.